fastener vs button

button vs fastener

fastener and button both are nouns.

fastener is not a verb while button is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fastener	Yes	No	No	No
button	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, button is a hyponym of fastener; that is, button is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fastener:

fastener: restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
button: a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes

Other hyponyms of fastener include bellyband, buckle, carabiner, karabiner, snap ring, catch, clasp, cleat, clinch, clip, clothes peg, clothes pin, clothespin, corrugated fastener, wiggle nail, cottar, cotter, cringle, eyelet, grommet, grummet, loop, dowel, dowel pin, joggle, fillet, stopping, hook and eye, knot, lashing, link, linkup, tie-in, tie, lock, locker, nail, nut and bolt, paper fastener, pin, screw, seal, seal, sealing wax, slide fastener, zip, zip fastener, zipper, press stud, snap, snap fastener, toggle, toggle bolt, hair clip.

fastener (noun)	button (noun)
restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place	a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
a person who fastens or makes fast	an electrical switch operated by pressing
	a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism
	any artifact that resembles a button
	a specific area or icon in graphical user interface systems that is clicked or pressed in order to select a command or perform an action
	a female sexual organ homologous to the penis
	a round flat badge displaying information and suitable for pinning onto a garment
	any of various plant parts that resemble buttons

fastener (verb)	button (verb)
	fasten with buttons
	provide with buttons

Difference between fastener and button

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